Any thoughts on the Schecter Model T?

I'm looking to buy my first bass and want to play a heavily distorted punk style. The Schecter Model T looks great and fits into my price-range of around £500 perfectly. Anyone got or played one of these and have any thoughts on it?

Schecter basses are generally very good for the money (esp. the Stiletto Studio series), but they're not super popular for some reason. If the Model T feels and sounds good to you, go for it. Wasn't the Model T kinda a Rob DeLeo sig model?

For a first bass, the Model T should be great and serve you well for years.

I think Templar hit it on the mark. Like all Schecters, the workmanship is top notch. My second bass was a Stiletto Elite 4 and it was a great bass, especially for the money, but just not my type of tone.

This tone is almost the polar opposite of the bass I mentioned above, it is very vintage. The only thing it lacks is good pickups. The problem Templar mentioned above is not unique to his bass, the bass I was playing in the music store had the same problem. Supposing the pickups were dampened by springs as all pickups ought to be, the tone is still not quite there.

Like all Schecters, this bass makes a good upgrade. If you bought this bass and put in some high-quality pickups, you could have that vintage sound that people pay an obscene amount of money to get.

I'd jump on a new sunburst Model T in a heartbeat if I hadn't already met the love of my life, my SR 490.

The Stiletto series is definitely a winner. Schecter, on the whole, is one of the most impressive 'bargain' brands. I was kinda po'ed when they changed the CV series and put those rediculous pickguards on them. I played a sunburst CV-4 at GC Chicago and it floored me... amazingly aggresive slap/finger tone. Kinda like old-school RHCP tone. I'm not too much into 'that' tone anymore, but if I were, it'd be on my wish list for sure.

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I like the model T a lot, except that the ones I have played gave all had pick ups that weren't too good.

One other bass that you might want to keep an eye out for (if you really dig the model T) is the Robin Ranger. Looks about the same, but with an upside down headstock. As with the schecter, the workmanship is really good.